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SUNCAT FTP instructions

File Transfer Protocol (FTP), a standard Internet protocol, is a way to exchange files between computers on the Internet.

If you have the ftp facility on your computer, follow these instructions to deposit your export file of serials records on the SUNCAT server.

  1. On a Windows machine, go to your Run option. (This is in the start menu.)
  2. Type in ftp ftp.suncat.ac.uk
    A new ftp window is brought up, with the prompt:
    User:
  3. Type in the login name supplied by SUNCAT (in the form: lib01)
  4. When prompted for a password, add the password supplied by SUNCAT
    This will give you a prompt in the form:
    ftp>
  5. Type:
    put "drive:\path\filename"
    e.g.,
    put “L:\Suncat\Biblio workpackage\ISSN record breakdown.doc”
    A confirmation message will appear in the ftp window, as the file is then put on the SUNCAT server.
  6. If you have problems with the file name, make sure that you have enclosed the drive and path in quotation marks. The path name can be identified by running a search for the item to be transferred from the start menu on your Windows machine. The path that is identified here is the path that needs to be entered, with the appropriate drive.
  7. To exit: at the ftp prompt, type: bye
    For help: at the ftp prompt, type: help